Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft: No ships have yet evacuated site of BP's Gulf well

No ships have yet evacuated the area around BP's Gulf of Mexico well in advance of a tropical depression that is brewing, according to Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft, the federal on-scene coordinator.

Federal officials said this afternoon that an announcement will be made this evening about whether or not the well site will need to be evacuated. Officials also announced that, should the site be evacuated, the cap that has been placed on BP's Macondo well will remain in place. A plug has already been placed inside the relief well, which is considered one of the most promising ways of permanently shutting down BP's runaway Macondo well.

"As soon as this weather improves, we're right back where we left off," Zukunft said.